【正文】 ter he helped the fearful lady looking for books on cancer, the author was ____________. A. worried about her B. less worried about her C. unable to fet her D. proud of himself 4. The author decided to help the poor boy by ____________. A. persuading his boss to do the story on TV B. persuading his boss to let him do the story on TV C. asking a doctor to perform the operation for free D. visiting the boy in the recovery room after the operation 5. The main reason that the author thinks his present job is the same as the one in the bookstore is ____________. A. it gives him salary B. it makes him feel excited C. it helps people make sense of the world D. it enables him to work (Key: 1. A 2. B 3. D 4. B 5. C) 9 Passage 8 (課外 ) 06 年 7 月 Paper was invented by the Chinese in the first century AD. Paper was not made in southern Europe until about the year 1100. Scandinavia which now makes a great deal of the world’ s paper did not begin to make it until 1500. Most paper is made from wood. Papermaking is an important British industry and paper from Britain is sold to many countries such as Australia and South Africa. Some of the wood used in the British paper making industry es from trees grown in Britain, but wood is also bought from other countries such as Norway. One tree is needed for every four hundred copies of a fortypage newspaper. If half the adults in Britain buy one daily paper, this uses up over a thousand trees a day. All over the world, trees are being cut down faster than they are being planted, so there may be a serious need for paper at the beginning of next century. When we think of paper, we think of newspaper, books, letters and writing paper. But there are many other uses. Only half of paper is used for books and newspaper, etc. Paper is very good for keeping you warm. Each year, more and more things are made of paper. Now we hear that chairs, tables, and even beds can be made of paper. But the latest in paper making seems to be paper houses. 1. Where was paper invented? A. In China. B. In southern Europe. C. In Scandinavia. D. In Britain. 2. Scandinavia began to make paper ____________. A. in 1100 B. in 1400 C. in 1500 D. in the first century 3. Every four hundred copies of a fortypage newspaper will need ____________. A. half a tree B. one tree C. two trees D. more than one tree 4. All over the world, trees are being cut down ____________ than they are being planted. A. more slowly B. much faster C. much more slowly D. faster 5. The latest things made of paper are ____________. A. chairs B. tables C. clothes D. houses (Key: 1. A 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. D) Passage 9 (課外 ) 06 年 7 月 We often use gestures to express our feelings, but the problem is that the gestures can be understood in different ways. It is true that a smile means the same thing in any language. So does laughter or crying . Fear is another emotion that is shown in much the same way all over the world. In Chinese and in English literature, a phrase like ‘ he went pale and began to tremble’ suggests that the man is either very afraid or he has just got a very big shock. However, ‘ he opened his eyes wide’ is used to suggest anger in Chinese whereas in English it means surprise. In Chinese, surprise can be described in a phrase like ‘ they stretched out their tongues!’ “ Stretching out your tongue” in English is an insulting gesture or expresses strong dislike. Even in the same culture, people differ in their ability to understand and express feelings. Experiments in America have shown that women are usually better than men at recognizing fear, anger, love and happiness on people’ s faces. Other studies show that older people usually find it easier to recognize or understand body language than younger people do. 10 1. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. We can easily understand what people’ s gestures mean. B. Words can be better understood by older people. C. Gestures can be understood by most people but words are not. D. It is difficult to tell what people’ gestures really mean sometimes. 2. People’ s facial expressions may be misunderstood in different cultures because ____________. A. people of different sexes may understand a gesture differently B. people speaking different languages have different facial expressions C. people of different ages may have different interpretations D. people from different cultures have different meanings about some facial expressions 3. From the passage, we can conclude that ____________. A. gestures can be used to express feelings B. gestures can be more effectively used than words to express feelings C. words are often more difficult to understand than gestures are used as frequently as words to express feelings 4. In the same culture, people ____________. A. hardly ever fail to understand each other’ s ideas and feelings B. are equally intelligent even if they have different backgrounds C. almost all have the same understanding of the same thing D. may have different abilities to understand and express feelings 5. The best title for this passage can be ____________. A. Gestures B. Feelings C. Gestures and Feelings D. Culture and Understanding (Key: 1. D 2. D 3. A 4. D 5. C) Passage 10 (課外 ) 07 年 1 月題 We walked in so quietly that the nurse at the desk didn’ t even lift her eyes from the book. Mum pointed at a big chair by the door and I knew she wanted me to sit down. While I watched, mouth open in surprise, Mum took off her hat and coat and gave them to me to hold. She walked